Record #:

22242

Author(s):

Battle, Kemp P.

Abstract:

This article details the personal life, family history, and military service of Revolutionary War general Jethro Sumner. It highlights his service during the French and Indian War where he rose to the rank of lieutenant while commanding a fort, his service to Warren County as a justice of the peace, and his appointment as brigadier general by the Continental Congress in 1779.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 2, October 1908, p111-140

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783